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<blockquote data-quote="anne 37" data-source="post: 107165" data-attributes="member: 15084"><p>i worked 3 jobs and on the go all the time ,do care work so not much time to rest . when l stopped 2 of the jobs to concentrate on my full-time job . thats when l noticed l was drinking loads of fizzy juice . one night after a late shift l felt really light headed and my eyesight went blurry . when l got home l thot because we had been so busy l needed to eat something .my brother is type one and l thot my sugar was low and decided to test it on his meter , what a shock l got when it read 29.8 . Didnt want to believe it and even went to work next day ,went to gp after work and it was still high. next day l had to hand in sample at gps and ketones were right of the scale , gp tried to get me admitted to hospital but no beds available , luckily for me diabetic clinic seen me that day , they thot l was type 2 and put me on metformin , 6 weeks later phone call from gp to say l was type 1 and should be on insulin . got put on insulin and have to inject 5 times a day , but not too bad its not really high amounts , l still work full time caring for disabled adults and its hectic at times and l need to rest for a wee while as l cant work as intense as l used to cause l get tired , ive lost over 6 stone and blood levels and cholesterol are all nearly spot on . glad l checked blood level that night and found out before l passed out .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="anne 37, post: 107165, member: 15084"] i worked 3 jobs and on the go all the time ,do care work so not much time to rest . when l stopped 2 of the jobs to concentrate on my full-time job . thats when l noticed l was drinking loads of fizzy juice . one night after a late shift l felt really light headed and my eyesight went blurry . when l got home l thot because we had been so busy l needed to eat something .my brother is type one and l thot my sugar was low and decided to test it on his meter , what a shock l got when it read 29.8 . Didnt want to believe it and even went to work next day ,went to gp after work and it was still high. next day l had to hand in sample at gps and ketones were right of the scale , gp tried to get me admitted to hospital but no beds available , luckily for me diabetic clinic seen me that day , they thot l was type 2 and put me on metformin , 6 weeks later phone call from gp to say l was type 1 and should be on insulin . got put on insulin and have to inject 5 times a day , but not too bad its not really high amounts , l still work full time caring for disabled adults and its hectic at times and l need to rest for a wee while as l cant work as intense as l used to cause l get tired , ive lost over 6 stone and blood levels and cholesterol are all nearly spot on . glad l checked blood level that night and found out before l passed out . [/QUOTE]
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